For convenience, Liu Yanran simply gave the hot pot restaurant a simple name—Liuji Hot Pot. They offer three soup bases: a spicy hot pot with fresh duck blood, mushroom and chicken soup, and tomato and fish. The cheapest spicy hot pot is 50 cents, while the mushroom and chicken soup and tomato and fish are 8 yuan.
Liu Yanran's hot pot restaurant has a rich variety of ingredients that are dazzling.
Walking into the hot pot restaurant, a fresh aroma hits your nose. The decoration inside the restaurant is simple and generous, giving people a comfortable feeling.
Arriving at the side dish area, I saw wooden shelves filled with all kinds of vegetables, including tender green spinach, juicy cabbage, crisp bean sprouts, potato chips, etc. These vegetables were all cleaned and neatly arranged, which made people feel happy just by looking at them.
The meats are also a dazzling array, mouth-watering. Fresh, tender pork slices, with distinct textures and an alluring color, seem to be showcasing their delicious flavor. There's also a variety of handmade meatballs and fishballs, offering a springy, smooth texture.
In addition to vegetables and meat, they also offer a variety of seafood. Fresh shrimps are lively and energetic, crabs are waving their claws, and shellfish are so tender and plump that you can't help but want to feast on them.
Of course, the store also has a variety of soy products, vermicelli, duck blood and other ingredients to meet the taste needs of different customers. Whether you like light or strong flavors, you can find the food that suits you here.
Overall, this hot pot restaurant not only has a rich variety of dishes, but also a comfortable and pleasant environment. It is a great place to dine with friends or family.
Here, you can enjoy the joy brought by delicious food and spend a pleasant time.
Liu Yanran has extremely high requirements for the quality of ingredients. She personally selects fresh ingredients every day and also smuggles some ingredients that are not currently available out of the space.
In order to keep the food fresh, the employees would cook and eat the leftovers every day, or share them with the employees of the other two stores. However, there were only leftovers in the first few days, and there was not enough to sell after that.
During a break from work, Liu Yanran found her eldest brother, Liu Guoqiang, and shared her idea with him. She planned to recruit some veterans who had to leave the army due to injuries. This would not only provide them with a job, but also ensure the safety of the female employees in the store.
Liu Yanran is well aware that these veterans have undergone rigorous training in the military and possess excellent physical fitness and the ability to cope with danger. Their presence will add a sense of security to the store, allowing the female employees to feel more at ease while working.
Liu Guoqiang listened to his younger sister's idea and nodded approvingly. He was proud of Liu Yanran's kindness and sense of social responsibility, and he also thought it was a good idea. He expressed his full support for his younger sister's decision and would help her find a suitable veteran candidate.
Liu Yanran looked at her brother with gratitude, her heart brimming with motivation. She decided to take immediate action, contacting relevant departments and organizations to identify veterans in need. She believed that through her efforts, she would be able to recruit some excellent employees for the store and contribute to society.
Liu Yanran stood at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant, looking at the five newly recruited veterans and five female employees, her heart filled with anticipation. Although these veterans were young, they all had firm eyes and upright postures.
They all came from rural areas, had been injured on the battlefield, and did not want to go back to farming. The opportunity to change careers was rare, so when the leader said that he could arrange a job for them, they resolutely agreed.
They recognized the person in front of them. She was Captain Liu's sister. She had donated supplies to the army before, so the leader specially approved her to purchase supplies freely for the army.
Liu Yanran was also very satisfied with these five soldiers. Although two of them walked a little steeply, two were missing fingers, and one was missing an eye, it was ultimately because China's existing medical equipment was not perfect that they were unable to receive timely treatment. This further strengthened her determination to study medicine well.
The blind one was called Wang Jun, and Liu Yanran assigned him to chopping and washing vegetables in the kitchen. The two with weak legs, Gao Shan and Meng Jiahao, were taught by Liu Yanran how to stir-fry ingredients and prepare the base for the hot pot. The other two, Sun Qing and Li Pengcheng, were responsible for running errands and reminding would-be troublemakers that there were men in the restaurant and they should think twice. Liu Yanran offered them a monthly salary of 35 yuan, and they worked part-time as security guards for the female employees, ensuring they were safely transported to the dormitories every day.
The female employees were all young, beautiful, full of energy and vigor, and most of them were from the county. Liu Yanran didn't know that these female employees in her store had become a beautiful sight in themselves. Many unmarried young men of marriageable age liked to come here to eat and look at the beauties. After all, everyone loves beauty! Liu Yanran offered the same salary as her sisters, 30 yuan a month, without favoring one over the other.
Liu Yanran walked over, shook hands with each of them, and expressed her welcome. Then, she led them into the hot pot restaurant and began to give them a brief training session. She instructed them to proactively serve people and be hospitable, similar to the service philosophy of a certain "dilao" restaurant in later generations.
She told them that although the hot pot restaurant was just starting out, it had broad prospects for development. She hoped that everyone would work together in unity and collaboration. Although the current salary was low, it would definitely increase if the business performed well.
The veterans and female employees listened attentively, each expressing their determination to cherish this opportunity and work diligently to live up to Liu Yanran's expectations. Seeing their confident expressions, Liu Yanran felt deeply gratified. She believed that with everyone's combined efforts, the hot pot restaurant would continue to improve.
Originally, many people were not optimistic about this store as it had hired so many people, thinking that it would fail sooner or later. However, they did not expect that after only one month of opening, there were not enough seats on both floors of the store, and there was a long queue behind it.
Liu Yanran prepared sour plum soup and some free snacks and placed them outside the door. She also prepared some stools for customers waiting for a table. Liuji Hotpot became famous in a short time. Even the leaders of the county came several times, the leaders of the military region came to eat once, and even Fang Xu's grandfather, Chief Fang, was brought here by her to eat once.
As expected, no one can refuse hotpot. There is nothing that can’t be solved by a hotpot meal. If there is, then have two meals.
In June, the weather was already a bit hot and humid, and many people were sweating while eating. Liu Yanran asked someone (actually the space) to bring back a batch of fans from Guangzhou. With the fans turned on, more customers came, because everyone had lived through hard times and was reluctant to spend money on electricity, which was still quite expensive. At Liuji Hotpot, you could order a hot pot base, some vegetables, fried rice or steamed buns, and sometimes the whole family could have a full meal for just one dollar, and still enjoy the coolness of the fans. Why not?
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